Shirt



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT N. nonnen, oF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

vsrrzcrrrca'rron formingjlimqf Letter 'Patent No. 235,@75, dated i Application led December 1879.

Io all when; 'it may concern:

Be it known .that I, ALBERT N.'HORNER, V.of'altimore, in the county of Baltimore and rState of Maryland, have invented a new and 5 useful'-Ilnprovement in Shirts; and I do hereby declare that -the following is a full, clear,

and exactdescription ofthe same.'

' My invention relates to shirts of that class known as dress, outside, or "1 over shirts; 1o and has for its object, first, to render it convenien't` to replace the cuff when soiled .by wear before the other exposed parts are similarly soiled; and, second, to provide means by which the cull's may be adjustable upon thearm, so 15 as to expose them more or less to wear and "fsolingmiid iu'conne'ctio with vthese objectsit" is the'design of my invention to simplify and' cheapen the manufacture of such garments and to render-them more convenient in use.

. zo My invention consists in certain details of full-y' set forth and4 construction hereinafter specifically claimed. y I

e' Inthedrawingshereuuto attachefhandforming apart of this specification, Figure l repi 2 5l resen'tsmy improved shirt with the sleeve detached. Fig. 2 represents the same with the 1 sleeve in place. Eig. 3 represents the cutt turned back. out of the wayvand vattached to one of the buttons which connect the parts of 3o the sleeve. v

. Heretofore, as' is well known, the cuffs of shirts have been made detachable, ,so that they might be removed to preserve them from soiling, to be replaced by others when they have -3-5 bec ome soiled. It has also been suggested that an extension or, short port-ion adapted to receive a culi' buttoned thereto might be made of musln'oi linen andbe attached to the .lower end of the sleeve ot a shirt made of .to woolen or other coarse material.

My invention is mainly designed, as before stated, for ordinary outer shirts havin g bosoms and cu's; and in carrying out my invention I make the sleeve terminate upon the elbow, and,

45 provided at' the end with a row of buttons arranged around the periphery of the sleeve. The lower part of the sleeve I make prefera- 'bly of the same material withl a cui perma- 4 nently attached thereto, and with one or more 5o rows of buttonholes arranged around lthe n pper end in such position thateither rowmay buttons, with substantially the same e'ect.

4IDece'mber 28, 1880.

Obviously' the detachable sleeve may be adjusted inlength to suit the convenience ofthe Y wearer.A Itis also obvious that the position of the buttons and the holes may be reversed, the, buttons being placed upon the detachable portion and the holes upon that portion which is attached to the shirt; also, that' only one row of holes may be used and one or more rows of It is to be particularly noted that this construction dispen'ses with the necessity ot hav- 'ing the cut'detachablo from the sleeve, and et' manipulating the stiiened cuff (ordinarily ot' four plies of material) and connecting it with buttons, as must be done with the present mode ot' making shirts and culi's.

vIn the figures of the drawings, l and 2, the part of the sleeve attached to the shirt is represented at a, the detachableportion at b, the but-tons at c c, and the rows of holes at c and f.

It will-be observed that the detached portion ot the sleeve terminates above the elbow. The advantage of this is that i/t brings the buttons into such position upon the arm that they are not likely to ineommode the wearer, as -they do when located between the elbow and thehand. y

The sleeve may, it' preferred, be made entire and be attached by the buttons at the shoulder, but not so conveniently for attach? ment and detachment. I have also contemplated providing the upper part ot' the sleeve with a plait or fold crcumfereutially arranged above the row of buttons, so as to cover them entirely and hide the line ofjunctnre between the two parts.

Although the principal object ot' my Inven- 'tion is to make the sleeves removable in order that they may be replaced bythe same kind of sleeve when the cuffs become soiled, yet it is apparent vthat in some occupations it may be desirable for the wearer to have .a Vpair of lsleeves ot calico or some suitable material which may be buttoned on in Vplace of the ordinary muslin sleeves while ,the wearer 1s atv work and be replaced by the others when hls work is completed, and I contemplate puttane;v

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np, for some purposes, with each shit ,'besides 'duplicate-pairs ot mnsli'n sleeves ,with th'eir -cuffs 'permanently attached,`-another pair of calicoorsimilar dark material suitable to be 5 'worn while the wearer is at his work.

. Aninspection4 ot' Fig. 2 will show that the cuits may be held up from 'the wrist by foldf fing the sleeve just above t'he-,button-hole c andbuttoning the` said hole over the button 1o c, ywhich isarranged in longitudinal line above it, orrfog: more secure fastening, anothen hole, c", Ymayy be made directly below one oi1 the l*holes Aot the second row, and the sleeve be vfolded transversely between them, so as to The two buttonlholes may bepass'ed overthe button directly ab0ve-them,thebnttoh thereby passing through the entire fold or'plait and hol-ding the culi' securely-away from the hand.

Another method-which can be used with my linvention is shownin Fig. 3, the cuff h being turned back and bnttoned at one of its holes over o'ne ot' the buttons 'or the upper part'of the sleeve. This may be convenient Where itl 25 is desired to hold the cuff entirely out of the way. i

The methods .ot'

from .the Wristabove described, whether by j buttoning' thecuff, vas in Fig. 3, or by two 3o button-holes, as in Fig. 2, may be used in connectlon. with shirts not 'having' my invention,

the button being speciallyprovided for that purpose. Manifestly instead of buttonsordifnary studs or hooks and eyes may be used.

The'described shirt has been found exceedingly convenient, since it has all the advan tages of any of the .ordinary dressshirts, ing provided withy cns permanently attached toI the sleeve, while'at the same time they'are -4o=removable either to prevent soiling or 'they have been soiled. The attachment of the separable sleeve to the shirt, is a matter ot' nojinconvenience, and in thatrespect is an buttons at its lower Vto this'specication in the presenceot' twb sub# after improvement upon the old mode of.' attaohable cntls. .45 I am aware that a shirt with a detachable piece npon the end of the sleeve is not new, suoli a detachable piece eing shown iii the patent ot' Edwards of O' ober 9, A1877, said .piece beiner provided with a Wristband for 5o connection with an ordinary c niand with 'means for attachment to the vmain portion ot' .the sleeve, and

l do not broadly claim a detachable piece. My obj-ect in this respect is j to avoidl the necessity .ofbnttoning' detachable'cui to the sleeve, whileat the same Vtime retaining' all the advantages ot' a renlpvable cntf. An incidental advantage ot' this cc .istruction, also, is that the detachable sleeve', with itsl cuc, may-be turned npon the arinand 6o buttoned, so as tobring thecnttbntton in any desired position, whether for the' purpose of ,display or to remove the button from beneath the wrist in writing.k or any like use of the hand, where the cuff-button would be annoy- 65' l. 4A shirt tbrmedwith sleeves terminating above -t-he elbows, amlprovided with means 'for attachment to a .lower sleeve, 'as set forth., 7o

,2. In combination with a shirt madewith short sleeves, fa detachable sleeve vhaving a `cu' permanently attachedl "thereto, with` device for connecting thet'wo parts, as set forth. 3. In combination with a shirt, a short sleevef7 5 permanently attached, provided with a row ofV4 end, andwith a detachable sleeve having holes e, f', land e', as set. forth. A'.

' In testimony whereof 'I have'signed my name 8o scribingwitnesses. l

' ALBERT N. HORNER.v f

.Witnesses:

' O'rfro BENNER,

W. J. EGAN".

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